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Linke leads German bid for the Cup

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Christopher Linke will spearhead Germany’s bid for glory at the European Cup Race Walking in Murcia in May.

Four years ago in Olhao, Portugal, Linke won bronze in the 50km event but now he will be part of the shorter distance where he has hit some fine form.

Linke won in Podebrady earlier this month in 1:20:37, to move to fifth in the European Athletics rankings and secure a qualifying time for this summer’s IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

In the same race his teammate Hagen Pohle was sixth in 1:22:40 and then eight days later was second in Naumburg in 1:21:34 and will join Linke for the event in Spain on 17 May.

Linke’s victory in the European Athletics Permit Meeting in Podebrady sets him brilliantly for the European Cup Race Walking where he has been a consistent competitor since 2007.

He was seventh then in the 10km walk at Royal Leamington Spa two years ago in Dudince, he was 10th in the 20km walk.

Last summer in Zurich, Linke finished fifth at the European Athletics Championships in 1:21:00 with Pohle in 15th with 1:24:00.

They are joined in the men’s 20km team for Murcia by Nils-Christopher Gloger and Carl Dohmann.

France’s Yohann Diniz tops the European Athletics rankings for the 20km walk this year with his 1:17:02, from Arles in March, which was a world record performance.




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